Gwen Stefani tells Elle about her pregnancy

In the February 2007 issue of Elle magazine, Gwen Stefani talked about the difficulty of being pregnant with son Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, 7 months old, while out on tour.  She says she thought it would be a lot easier than it was.  However, she found how even a "normal," healthy pregnancy takes a physical toll on the body.  The overload of hormones can make you act more emotional than you normally are.

Gwen said, "I would be seriously crying before I went onstage. I didn’t know how I was going to get through the tour, putting on nine costume changes on a stage in front of 12,000 people every night. And I didn’t want people to know (I was pregnant). I didn’t want to become the Gwen Freak Circus Show – ‘Watch it grow onstage.’ "

Of the fruit of her (literal) labors, she says "Kingston is so chill.  He goes with me everywhere, ’cause I’m still nursing. He’s been to every studio in L.A., New York, London. He lives up to his name – total Rasta boy. He gives me real balance. You can go 100 miles an hour, but you still have to stop to hang out with him," she says.

Thanks to CBB Reader Michelle.

Was your pregnancy more difficult than you expected?

Comments

she is so beautiful. i look up to her so much and i am very happy to read that she admits she is not superwoman. no one can do everyting. but she makes it look easy. i also feel so guilty about going to see her concert. i can’t imagine the pain she must have been in while performing every night. gwen, you are such beautiful woman. take some time off and treat yourself!- SARA!

- sara on January 6th, 2007

I have been pregnant three times & I just didn’t know how emotional I’d become! . I LOVE being a mother but I hated being pregnant. I always wondered what was wrong with me because I had heard so many women talk about what a joyful time it was for them & it was the opposite for me.
I’d go through 100 times over again for my kids but it was HARD. I can’t imagine having to go onstage and entertain thousands of people night after night while being pregnant! I have a lot of respect for ALL women that work their butts off during pregnany.

- Jen on January 6th, 2007

I was lucky in that both pregnancies for me were a breeze. I didn’t have any morning sickness or any other complications. The only thing I can complain about are my stretch marks, LOL!

- Maximum Big Surprise on January 7th, 2007

I love Gwen…she seems so down to earth. Too many celebs try to come off as perfect, and it’s refreshing when a celeb breaks this trend.

- Christa on January 7th, 2007

I was so much more tired than I thought I would be. And the morning sickness (which lasted all day) was just horrible. It horrifies me to think I once considered finishing up college while pregnant (my fiance declined)–I never would have finished college if I had tried that–I was so naive. Also, I had no clue that I was in for twins!

I guess God knew I couldn’t handle it more than once.

- Twinmama on January 7th, 2007

Seeing the way she is around her son in pictures and reading how she talks about her son makes me have a whole new respect for her. I bet she’s a great mommy!

- Zoey on January 8th, 2007